Safety razor



S. M. KATTELL SAFETY RAZOR Sept. s, 1925. 1552,488

Filed July 51. 1924 Wtoz Patented Sept. 8, 1925 UNITED STATES PATENTFFICE.

STANLEY M. KATTELL, or sYRAoUsE, NEW; YORK, ASSIGNOR- To THE snAv-RT nSAFETY RAZOR CORPORATION, or PATGHOGUE, NEW YonK, A CORPORATION OFDELAWARE.

SAFETY RAZOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY M. KATTELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Razors; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains t make and use the same.

This invention relates to safety razors and more particularly to thattype of safety razor generally known as the hoe razor.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved symmetricalrazor of the hoe type; to enable the blade to be carried at all times inproper relation to the guard, to thus avoid one end or the other of theblade being unprotected by the guard; to enable the blade to slidelongitudinally of itself into place; to provide means for limitinginsertion of said blade as to position the same symmetrically tofrictionally engage the blade and prevent the same from becominginadvertently displaced or removed; to pro vide for readily grasping theblade and withdrawing it from the guard; to enable the razor to beeasily cleaned; to provide means in connection with a razor for holdinga blade for stropping or honing the same; to utilize the handle of therazor for this purpose; to provide for sliding the blade into the handleand frictionally hold the same therein; to provide locking means forholding the handle removably; to secure simplicity of construction andoperation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be broughtout in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved razor looking at what may betermed the front of the same, and showing a razor blade in place;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the blade removed and a portion of therazor broken away to disclose a hole and rivets beneath;

Figure 3 is an elevation of the razor looking at what may be termed theback of the razor and showing a blade in position;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 isa sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Figure 6 is an elevation of the handle alone showing the same supportinga razor blade for stropping; and Figure 7 is a crosssectional view online 7-7 of Fig. 6.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a flat socket having a longitudinallyextending slot 2, this slot being left in bending the socket into formfrom sheet metal. Projecting forwardly from the socket at one end is apair of flanges 15 which are bent intermediate their ends to form Wings5 to which the head .25 of the razor is fixedly secured. The head has abent-over flange 7 having'its edge bent in as at 27 whereby the head 9of the razor blade 8 may be snugly and firmly held. The edge of therazor blade is guarded on one side by a comblike guard 17 extending fromthe head 25. The back of the head 25 is cut away at its ends as at 11 topermit the blade to be grasped in Withdrawing the same. At one end ofthe head 25 is a stop lug 10 to limit the insertion of the bladetherein. A hole 16 in the head 25 assists in cleaning the razor.

The socket 1 is adapted to receive the hollow split stem 12 of thehandle 3. The stem is held in place in the socket by a spring clip 4which is formed at the end of the socket by a bent-over finger integralwith the socket. The clip enters the end of the hollow stem 12 when thelatter is pushed fully into the socket. The stem 12 when removed fromthe socket is adapted to serve as a holder for the razor blade when itis desired to sharpen the same as shown in Fig. 6. If desired, the stemmay be slotted as at 14.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1, In a razor of the character described having a guard portion, ahandle and a socket or holder for said handle comprising a section ofsheet metal bent into tubular shape, with the edges spaced from eachother forming a slot, one end of said holder being formed with outturnedflanges lying flatwise against said guard, and a bent over portion ofthe sheet metal within the socket at the flanged end of the holder beingadapted to act as a spring detent for the said handle.

2. In a razor, a guard adapted to hold a blade, a handle socket to Whichsaid guard is secured, a handle having a hollow stem adapted to hereceived in said socket, and means for impositively securing said stemWithin the socket comprising a spring clip on the socket, said clipadapted to enter into the open end of the stem and frictionally hold thestem in the socket.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

STANLEY M. KATTELL.

